The New Look

So I got bored and changed some things around.  I'd never really liked the dragon template, but it's a pain-in-the ass to find something you like, make sure it functions and suits your blog's overall theme.  (Well, the last one I guess I don't have to worry about much, since this blog doesn't have much of an actual theme.)  I ended up with the 1980s dragon-looking thing because, frankly, it was the only one I got to function properly that day.

This new template is one that I picked up a while ago.  I just loved the look of it.  It spoke to exactly what I picture when I think of this blog: some girl in mismatched clothes, crying alone in the corner with a bunny rabbit thrown in for no particular reason.  What?  You too?

I tested out the function for a little while before committing to it and viola! here it is finally put to good use.

"Knowing is half the battle." - G.I. Joe

Blog Templates = All Day Insanity

Trying to find a template for this blog took all damn day. The one I settled on isn't my first choice. My second choice. My 43rd choice. It was the first one that worked all day. Except those crazy buttons at the top. I don't know what they're supposed to do.

What did I learn?

• The more elegant the format, the more bugs it has.
  
• Most blog templates have fixed features that you don't want. And they're in Spanish.
  
• In order to uncover most of the bugs in the template, you have to add the gadgets you want. It's about an extra 1/2 hour of work to find out that your stuff overlaps ... that is, if it show up at all.
  
• I was about 2 failed templates away from sporting a Hello Kitty theme.
  
• Read all the comments before downloading the template. This will save you a lot of grief.
  

"Knowing is half the battle." - G.I. Joe